Detachable and reversible cuff for shirts.



C. I.. E. HEBERT.

DEI'ACHIABLE AND REVERSIBLE CUFF FOR SHIRTS.

APPLICATION FILED IMI. I, IUIII.

' IHI'UHWLI Nov. 2G, ISHS.

I I I I I 1 CHARLES L. E. REBERT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DETACHABLIE AND REVERSIBLE CUFF FOR SHIRTS. y

Application led January 7, 1918.

To all whom t may concern Beit known that I, CHARLES L. E. HEBERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State 'of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Detachable and Reversible Cuffs for Shirts, of which the following is a specification.

This 'invention relates more specifically to a detachable and reversible cuff securing means, of the type illustrated and described in my allowed application entitled Detachable shirt cuffs S. N. 176,861 filed June 25, 1917, and an object of my present invention is to provide an improved cuff attachingV means, whereby when the cuffs are secured to a shirt they will present the appearance of the usual form` of attached cuffs.

The further object of my invention is to provide a reversible andl attachable soft cuff securing means which will firmly maintain the same in position on a shirt sleeve and which will also elfectually conceal the at- .taching means from view.

T. accomplish the above objects by means of the consti-notion herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1V is a perspective View of my improved cuif.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of my amended cuffs in a folded position, parts being broken away to disclose the securing means.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the wristband of a shirt, parts being broken away to disclose cuff attaching means. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the outer end of a shirt slee-ve showing my cuff in place thereon, parts being in section to disclose attaching means.

Fig. 5 is a transverse" section of my iinprov'ed cuii taken on line 5--5 of Fig. 4 loole ing in the direction indicated by the arrows thereon.

Referring more'partcularly to the draw ings 5 designates a cutfpreferably formed of soft wash fabrics provided adjacent each of its four corners with buttonholes 6, 7, 8 and 9 which are engaged by the cul buttons 10 in the usual manner.

Cuff 5 is designed to be folded centrally Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918;

Serial No. 210,615.

upon itself along' line a-a, formed of several plies of material to stiflen same, one longitudinally extending edge being provided with a pocket l1 which is preferably centrally disposed between the cuff ends. Pocket 11 extends only a short distance inwardly from the edge of the cuff as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and each of its walls forming the pocket is provided with buttonlioles 12 and 13.

Each shirt sleeve 15 is provided with a' Wristband 16 having the -usual button holes 17 through which the cuil buttons 10 pass when the cuilE 5 is secured thereto. Secured to the inner f ace of Wristband 16 and midway between its ends is a cuff attaching button 18, said button adapted to engage with one of the buttonholes 12 or 13 formed on the cuil".

In assembling my cuff construction preparatory to attaching it to the Wristband of a shirt, the cuff is rst folded upon itself along line a--a,tl1e folded culi straddling Wristband as clearly shown in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings, the button 18 engaging one of the buttonholes 12 or 13 of the cuff. The ends of the culi are then secured in the usual manner by the culf buttons 10 which pass through the buttonholes formed in the cuff and the button holes in the Wristband.

It will be noted further that by forming 'a pocket 11 the button 18 formed on the 1nner face of the Wrist when secured in one of the-buttonholes will not contact with the flesh of the wearer thereby causing discomfort. Furthermore, by straddling the cuff on the Wristband the same will be firmly maintained in position. and will effectually conceal from. view any vestige of the securing means.

When the cuff becomes soiled along its eXw posed edge it may be reversed, the wearer simply turning the cuff end to end and securing it in the manner as hereinbefore described, the cuil' then presenting to all appearances that of a freshly laundried one.

What l claim is;

A detachable and reversible cuff for shirts, the combin tion of a shirt sleeve with a.

Wristband, a button secured to the inner face.

and is preferably of said Wristband substantially midway between its ends, a cuff comprising a substan v l tially rotauguiar body formed of piumiity of plies of fabric having buttonholos ai; approximately each of its corners, one longitudinally extending edge of said cui? being provided with a pocket, the walis forming said pocket @zich being provided with a buttonhoio, said but-ton'lioles adapted to engage with said button on said wrisbarrd; whereby when the ou' is folded longitudrfiiy upon itself aiid Stiadling the Shirt Wristband. che l0 cu can be secured to the sleeves of the shirt and 'the attaching means conooaled from View.

In witness that l Claim the foregoing l have hereunto subscribed my name this 18th 15 day of December, 1917.

CHAS. L. E. HEBERT. 

